Work & Travel

What’s it all about? How was it? And how the hell did you organized it all?

I know you are locking for an ultimate HOW TO DO IT – LIST. There is no such thing available. You gonna need to come up with your own thoughts and a positive workflow to make it happen. Start your own To-Do-List today. Believe me: it is not as difficult as you think it might be and it is not as easy as you think it might be eigther. That’s what I learned on my Work & Travel trips in Canada and New Zealand. I will try to summarize important things and helpful hints in the next few weeks.

Answers to frequently asked questions:

– no, I would say you don’t need an organization (unless you are really really really shy)

– no, nobody checked my bank account balance at the airport, but you should have about 2500 Euros on your account anyway for the first few weeks

– yes, you need a print copy of your e-visa

– yes, it’s quiet easy to open up a bank account in New Zealand (I was a client with ASB)

– yes, it’s very easy to apply for a social security number (just go to one of the post shops with your passport and use your hostel address as a first address) / it takes about two weeks, but you don’t really need to wait for the letter / just start traveling and call the office later on)

– yes, you need a travel insurance (I used the ERV Europaeische Reiseversicherung)

– yes, it is very easy to buy / sell a car in New Zealand (there is a good Car Fair on Sunday morning in Auckland)

– yes, New Zealand is quiet expensive

– yes, there are hundreds of backpackers

– yes, New Zealand is pretty save

– yes, you might need a clearance certificate, if you want to work with children

– buy your outdoor stuff in Germany or your home country – much cheaper

Why New Zealand?

Good question. I was looking for an english speaking country far away from Germany. A country where I, as a woman, would feel save traveling alone. I have traveled to Canada already and it was very easy to get the work & travel visa for New Zealand. Besides everybody is dreaming about New Zealand, right? Breathtaking nature and good spirit…that is what I had in mind, when I booked the flight and guess what: it is true. You can find all that in NZ indeed.

What for?

There are always reasons, if someone travels to the other side of the world. Here is a short list of what I hope to learn/experience/do while being abroad in New Zealand. I will need help for sure, so feel free to write me, if you can help me make this or that happen or if you have another idea that I should think about – Thank you!